Dooley expecting tougher Dons

Prospect

STEPHEN Dooley was expecting a very different MK Dons to the one Rochdale faced earlier in the season when the squad travelled south for Tuesday’s clash.

Dale enjoyed a 2-0 win when the sides met at the Crown Oil Arena in October. But Dooley insists the Dons are a far tougher prospect now, despite struggling to move away from the drop zone.

“MK Dons didn’t start the season well and I think we caught them at a good time last time we played them,” said

‘Where we are, it’s a six-pointer but we will just play our own game’

Dooley said the face especially the lads who into it and provided a very aggressive, in-yourface Brian Barry-Murphy has have been out for a long great assist. The boys who and don’t give you more players to choose time. Competition in the came on really helped us any time on the ball. Our from is a plus heading squad will be a lot better.” and we were pushing passing game suffered a into the fixture. Dooley was on the towards the end and could little bit because of that so

“We’ve got a really good scoresheet for Dale in have got something. But I all in all I guess we take squad available now so Saturday’s 2-2 draw suppose they were as well, the point. rotation could be used, against Gillingham – they put a lot of balls into “It was disappointing boys are champing at the though by his own the box for us to defend. the lead only lasted for bit to play so we’re admission it was not his “Was it a point gained four minutes, you don’t looking forward to it,” he best performance. or two dropped? I’m not really have enough time to Dooley. “But since then said. “I’d never known a “It’s always nice to get so sure. We went one up establish possession, out they have been really squad be so decimated by on the scoresheet but it and when you do that you your stamp on the game good, so we’re going into freak injuries as we were, was the only thing I did all want to see out games. and really take control that game knowing it will injuries that you just game!” he said. “I wasn’t But then we went down so and settle down. be extremely tough. cannot do anything about playing great so I will take it was nice to get back into “We didn’t stay in front

“Because of where we - it’s been absolutely that, it’s nice to do it. long enough and that was are it’s a six-pointer in a crazy! So it’s great to get something to get us back “Gillingham are a really a shame and something way but we will just play everyone back, the boys in it. Alby came on and tough team. We know the we can work on for the our own game.” will be raring to go, straight away got us back style they play, they are trip to MK.”

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